Che Sopranos Owner Dead After Disagreement With Neighbor
We were just going through some Herald stories and found one we'd missed from earlier this week about the murder of one of the Che Sopranos Pizza & Pasta owners. Maximiliano DeVita, who founded the Italian-Argentine restaurants with his brother Leandro, was killed after a dispute with an 80-year-old neighbor.
DeVita owned a unit at 7625 Harding Ave. in North Beach, and recently rented it to a new tenant.Wow. Note to self: must operate under the assumption that everyone around here, even the seemingly benign elderly neighbor, is armed. This makes us very sad. And it gets worse: DeVita's wife is pregnant with their first child, who will never meet his or her dad.[Orlando] Alonso, who neighbors said had a history of harassing residents, refused to allow the tenant to move in, DeVita's friends and family said.
The new tenant called DeVita to complain. His wife, Valeria DeVita, dropped her husband off at the apartment while delivering food to clients Friday night.
''DeVita knocked on [Alonso's] door in order to talk to him about harassing his tenant,'' according to a Miami Beach police report.
Alonso, a retiree with no criminal past in Florida, grabbed his .38 caliber revolver and answered the door.
He later told police that DeVita ``began insulting him verbally.''
According to police, Alonso walked away, tossed the gun on the sofa and put on a pair of shorts.
But DeVita continued insulting him, Alonso said, making him so angry he picked the gun back up.
He squeezed off one round, according to police. ``He observed Mr. DeVita dropped to the walkway and [Alonso] shut the front door and purposely did not call 911.''
All three Che Sopranos locations are staying open despite the tragedy.
Condo clash ends in killing [Miami Herald]
Che Sopranos Pizza & Pasta [MenuPages]
Che Sopranos Pizza & Pasta [Official Site]
